NRNP 6645 Week 5 Assignment; Bipolar Disorder in Young People Blog Post
Course : Walden
Submitted : Spring Session
Contributed : Sare Stevenson
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Bipolar Disorder in Young People Blog Post What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a genetic brain disorder that causes extreme mood and behavior (UpToDate, n.d.). Although mood swings and tantrums are normal in young people, especially in adolescents, young people with bipolar have mood swings exceeding what is often seen for their age.
What are the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder?
Young people with bipolar disorder can alternate between extreme "highs" called "mania" or "hypomania," or extreme "lows" called "depression" (Birmaher, 2021).
Manic or hypomanic symptoms in young people include:
- Quick to anger
- Energetic or more active than normal
- Feeling very confident about themselves or their abilities
- Feeling like they have special powers
- Sleeping as little as three hours and being restful
- Talking more than usual
- Feeling like their brain is working unusually fast
- Doing things that made them feel good even when it can have legal or other harmful consequences, such as skipping school……….. Continue
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